Corporate greed. Corrupt politicians. Weather out of control. Questionable government interests. All this is evident in the latest diatribe of Al Jourgensen against the system, “Just Stop Oil«. The new song, belonging to the 16th studio album by MINISTRY«HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES«, is presented today along with a visually stimulating video that asks us to act for the benefit of our collective future.
Jourgensen talks about the topic:
«The Ministry approves this message and the movement behind it. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
“Just Stop Oil” follows the release of the previous single “Goddamn White Trash«, both songs from «HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES» (out March 1 via Nuclear Blast Records) that give a preview of the mood of the band’s creator and leader Al Jourgensen, which is more cantankerous than ever about a screwed-up world that needs its ass kicked. As always, he’s just staring at the same dump we’re all in, but he has a microphone and uses it well to rage about the state of the world.
«HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES» has the participation of leading musicians from MINISTRY – John Bechdel (keyboards), Mount Pittman and Cesar Soto (guitars), Roy Mayorga (battery) and Paul D’Amour (bass) – and with a lot of special guests, like Eugene Hutzof Gogol Bordello, Jello Biafralong-time collaborator and colleague of Lardand Pepper Keenanleader of Corrosion of Conformity.
«HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES» will be available in three vinyl variants, a CD jewelcase and digital/streaming platforms. Vinyl variants include: green with yellow splatters (in stores worldwide); blue with pink splashes (exclusive to Nuclear Blast); red with white splashes (band/tour exclusive).
make your order here.
Tracklisting:
«BDE»
«Goddamn White Trash» ***
“Just Stop Oil”
«Aryan Embarrassment» **
«TV Song 1/6 Edition»
«New Religion»
«It’s Not Pretty»
“Cult of Suffering” *
«Ricky’s Hand»
* with Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello)
** with Jello Biafra
*** with Pepper Keenan
Before the new studio album MINISTRYthe band will tour North America in spring 2024, teaming up once again with their tour mates Gary Numan and Front Line Assembly.
The 29-date tour kicks off February 27 in San Francisco and runs through April 5 in Tucson, hitting major markets in the US and Canada (see full list of dates below). More information in ministryband.com/tour.
The brain and creator of MINISTRY, Al Jourgensensays:
«I really want to do another tour with Gary and the band. We had a great time last time. The concerts were incredible. Each band complements the other perfectly. Also, our two new releases are Kick Ass! Get your tickets and come with us.
Tour dates:
February
27 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
29 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
March
1 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
2 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
3 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
5 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theater
6 – Edmonton, AB – Midway Music Hall
8 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theater
9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
10 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
12 – Columbus, OH – Kemba Live
13 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater
14 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
16 – Toronto, ON – History
17 – Montreal, QC – MTelus
18 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
19 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
20 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Casino
22 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee
23 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
24 – Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
26 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale
27 – Biloxi, MS – Hard Rock Casino Biloxi *
29 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
30 – Dallas, TX – The Factory
31 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
April
2 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
5 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
* Front Line Assembly does not appear
(Photo – Derick Smith)
